Parish Council

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Start: 2025-01-29
End: 2025-01-29
Location: Memorial Hall

Walsham le Willows is a thriving Suffolk village with clubs, groups, annual events, a vibrant sports club and a rich documented history chronicled in the quarterly reviews written and published by the Walsham le Willows History group.

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The Parish Council is a tier of local government entirely separate from, and not to be confused with, the Parochial Church Council which is the governing body of St Mary’s Church.

The Parish Council meets on every second Wednesday of the month at 7pm in The Memorial Hall (unless otherwise advised)

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Traffic Proposals

The Parish Council’s aim is to improve road safety by advocating for lower speed limits where people and traffic mix and to make rural roads safer in and
around our village. Lower speeds reduce collisions and casualties.

Extension of the 30mph limit on Wattisfield Road to beyond the Acorn development and the Fishponds Lane /Hatchmere Lane crossing points
Extension of the 30mph limit on the Finningham Road to the junction with Clay Lane
Extension of the 30mph limit on the Ixworth Road
The creation of a central 20mph limit by the school on Wattisfield Road, the playground on Townhouse Road, along the Street and to include the church crossroads.

Twenty is Plenty for the Core of the Village

Recently, 96% of respondents said that traffic was a concern and 87% would favour 20mph in certain areas of the village.

We have just received data from speed surveys in and around the village which will help support our case for lowering the speed limit in the core of the village.

How Can We Be Heard?

To show support, add your voices to the campaign as this will be essential if we are to succeed in showing the strength of feeling in our community.

The best way to do this is by signing the letter prepared by the Parish Council and/or by writing or emailing Jessica.fleming@suffolk.gov.uk, our County Councillor who is actively supporting the proposals.

Storm Babet

SCC has published the S19 flood investigation report which classifies Storm Babet as an extreme event and…

confirms the probable causes of the flood event (much as identified by the PC)
identifies options to reduce future flood risk and increase property resilience
makes recommendations for actions by relevant responsible organisations, landowners or homeowners.

The Parish Council will consider the report at the next meeting on 12th February and will formulate a response.

Above average rainfall in Suffolk in 2023 leading up to and during Storm Babet – the joint wettest year on record in East of England since 1871

Stowlangtoft Bridge Update 4

Suffolk County Council Highways update on the A1088 Bridge Farm Bridge reconstruction scheme, next steps…

Last week new concrete slab was poured, which will be added to this week to form both edge beams that will support new fencing across the structure.

Once completed, new drainage and backfill the excavations will be installed on either side of the bridge.

Waterproofing to the new bridge deck will be applied and kerbs and ducting laid.

Asphalt surfacing will then be laid across the new bridge and on both approaches, including new road markings.

Final stages of the project will see utility cables diverted across the new bridge before the site compound is removed for reopening.

This schedule is weather dependent but it is hoped completed will be by in the first week in March (a week later than originally planned) to accommodate works by UK Power Networks.

One.network is showing the extended road space booking and the advanced warning signs advising of the road closure will also be updated shortly.

Highways apologise for any ongoing inconvenience caused by this unforeseen delay and thank the local community for their continued patience.

Further communications will be issued to update on the works as these progress.

If you have any queries please contact SCC Highways on 0345 606 6171.

Bus Services

GOOD NEWS

The bus service that was due to end on Dec 27^th will now continue.

Initially following the existing timetable, at some point in January a revised timetable will be introduced. First bus in the morning is slightly earlier than previously and there is a later bus back from Bury St Edmunds.

Anticipated timetable Bury to Diss
Anticipated timetable Diss to Bury

Still a Monday to Friday service, a Saturday service will be considered in the medium term.

Route though Walsham le Willows likely to be simplified; just down the Causeway and then on to Badwell Ash.

The bus service will be funded by Suffolk County Council for a year and further funding for an additional year is expected via the government BSIP (Bus Improvement Plan) funding.

There will be a campaign to increase the number of passengers using the buses and each Parish Council will be asked to support the campaign. And the Parish Council is pursuing the possibility of a new bus shelter fo some sort in Walsham le Willows at the relevant location.

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Call for Land by Mid Suffolk District Council

Mid Suffolk are looking for land which could be planted on or improved for nature.

They need landowners – farmers, parish or town councils, businesses, or individuals, who want to do something with their land to benefit the natural environment and the wildlife this supports.

Advice, support and often the materials and resources needed to make this happen are available.

You don’t need a clear plan at this stage, just an interest in doing something is enough. MSDC will work with you to form a plan if needed, or help turn an existing plan into reality.

If you are interested please get in touch with Richard Parmee | Biodiversity Project Manager | 01449 724 762 | 07927 589 614

Community Council

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Walsham has had an enthusiastic and prolific history group since 1980 and it is still going strong. The group still meets regularly, and have produced a Brief History of Walsham, and comprehensive Reviews on particular aspects of Walsham’s historical record which have been published at the rate of three or four a year since 1997, and a selection of books and compact discs.

Cover of the book The Black Death: An intimate History by John Hatcher

Walsham le Willows has a rich history that is based on the survival of exceptionally good 14th-century manorial records which led to Walsham being chosen as the setting for the fictionalised history The Black Death: An Intimate History, by John Hatcher set in the years following the summer of 1348 as the Black Death ravaged European society. John Hatcher used the excellent manorial records to ‘fill in the gaps’ for his story.

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